1. US Army Corps of Engineers BUILDING STRONG ® U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District 75 th Annual Association of Levee Boards of Louisiana COL Richard Hansen 3 December 2015

2. Mississippi River & Tributaries New Orleans District Overview

4. Mississippi River Levee Construction Program

5. Atchafalaya Basin – Levee Slides (W-52/W-64) BEFOREAFTER

6. Armoring Status 6 LPV-00.2 LPV-4.2A LPV-20.1 WBV-14e.2 WBV-12 WBV- 09a WBV-18.2 WBV-15a.2 WBV-16.2 LPV-109.2a LPV-111.01 WBV-MRL-5.2 WBV-MRL-3.2 WBV-MRL-1.2B LPV-1.1 LPV-2.2 LPV-19.2 LPV-4.2B WBV-14c.2 WBV-14b.2 WBV-MRL-6.1 LPV-102 LPV-103 LPV-104 76 miles total system Armoring 26 miles awarded straight to armoring 5 miles remaining to be awarded straight to armoring (MRL-1.2b, 3.2, 5.2) 45 miles to be lifted prior to armoring Dec 2014 Apr 2015 Feb 2015 Jan 2015 Aug 2015 Sep 2015 Jul 2015 Jan 2017 Aug 2016 Mar 2016 LPV-108 6 Nov 2015 Award Date Legend Straight to Armoring Levee Lift prior to Armoring Floodwall / Structure Awarded Levee construction reach Armoring construction reach WBV-17b.2 WBV-14f.2 WBV-90 LPV-5.2B LPV-5.2A LPV-03d.2 WBV-MRL-7.1 WBV-72 WBV-71

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8. 2015 Flood Fight  “Public Safety through Partnering”  Carrollton Gauge  Over 11 ft Mid-March until Mid-August (break in May)  Over 15 ft for about 3 weeks July-August  141 days of flood fighting  Activated EOC to daily operations in Phase I and 24 hour operations in Phase II.  MVN coordinated inspections along the MR&T system with levee districts.  Implemented high river requirements on permitted sites in coordination with levee districts, permit holders, & USACE construction contractors.  10,940 total USACE man hours.  Additional Information  Record stages reached at Carrollton from 22-Jul to 12-Aug.  330 Inspection points total  141 seepage areas  32 sand boils

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